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covetous
adjective
Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
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adjective
Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
“They are avaricious and will do anything for money”
adjective
Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
“He was never covetous before he met her”
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They are avaricious and will do anything for money
Casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
A grasping old miser
Grasping commercialism
Greedy for money and power
He was never covetous before he met her
Jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions
Envious of their art collection
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